Influence of reaction mechanisms, grid spacing, and inflow conditions on the numerical simulation of lifted supersonic flames

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1357-1380

  Gerlinger, P ^a   Nold, K ^b   Aigner, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Detached flame; Hydrogen; Ignition delay; Kinetic scheme; Scramjet; Supersonic combustion; Turbulence chemistry interaction; Turbulent combustion

Indexed keywords

FLUID MECHANICS; HYDROGEN; IGNITION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RAMJET ENGINES; UNMANNED VEHICLES;

DETACHED FLAME; IGNITION DELAYS; KINETIC SCHEME; SCRAMJET; SUPERSONIC COMBUSTION; TURBULENCE-CHEMISTRY INTERACTIONS; TURBULENT COMBUSTION;

SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT;

EID: 77953601218     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: 10970363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fld.2076     Document Type: Article

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